[I did post today - in fact, I had a rather scathing, profanity-laced tirade up about my son's sudden refusal to sleep. But upon cooling off and reflecting, I decided that I don't want that post living on in infamy on the internet. Obviously, all parents get frustrated sometimes... I'm not trying to "erase the past" and pretend that my frustration never happened, but I also don't want either of my children to ever read something I've written at a bad moment and wonder if they were ever anything less than 100% loved. No matter how exhausted and tired and upset I am, I always love them, and I never want them to doubt that. So, out of respect for Isaac, I've removed the post I wrote earlier today. Thanks for understanding].

Isaac woke up at 4:45 this morning. We had a two-hour power struggle about naptime, which he won (by not napping, in case that wasn't clear). I got him to take a brief cat nap in the car around 2:20, but then he refused to go to sleep until close to 9:00 tonight. So I got nothing done today, and instead of blogging, I have about 800 other things requiring my attention.

BlogHer is down, so no prompt again. Argh. I kind of wish that I hadn't signed up for NaBloPoMo; I feel like it's made my blog really boring. I'm looking forward to finishing it up next week, but I'm going to hold out until the end.

That said, here's my summary of today:
Dropped off my car for an oil change.
Dropped P off at work so that I could take his car.
Went to the supermarket.
Did legal research for a potential client.
Bought books for a baby gift.
Picked up P.
Picked up my car.
Had dinner with P and the kids.
Went Christmas shopping with a friend.
Worked on my grad school application.

And I need to go continue working on that application, so au revoir for now.

I wish I had something interesting to share today, but I pulled a muscle in my back this morning and have spent most of the day lying flat in bed and trying not to scream out in pain. Thank goodness it was a weekend day and P could take the kids, or I would have been screwed. I'm really, really hoping to feel better before tomorrow; it will be a loooooong day home with the kiddos otherwise. I can't even pick up Isaac at the moment.

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Hello there! My name is Lisa. I'm a 31-year-old wife, mom, and lawyer. My husband, P, and I have been married since 2005. Our kids are Nora (age 4.75) and Isaac (age 1.75). I work part-time in my solo law practice and spend the rest of my time home with our children. This blog covers my everyday life, parenthood, and whatever else happens to be on my mind.